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  • Manchester City 5 Burnley 0: Player ratings

    Joe Hart 7 Not the return the former City favourite will have wanted. Made an excellent save to deny Aguero from close range in the first half and an even better one from David Silva. Matt Lowton 6 Given a tough time by Sane in the first half

  • Butcher in Blackburn hangs up cleaver after 35 years

    ONE of Blackburn’s longest-established butchers has hung up his cleaver after 35 years. Nigel Easton has served generations of customers at Easton’s Butchers, in Whalley New Road, alongside wife Denise, but has now called it a day. He said: “

  • Roads closed as building collapses in Burnley

    ROAD closures have been put in place after a building partially collapsed. Police are at the scene of the incident at North-West Plumbing, Liverpool Road, Burnley, where the top floor of the building has collapsed and debris has fallen into the

  • Thirty-eight jobs lost as shopfitters folds

    THIRTY-eight people have been made redundant after the collapse of a well-established shopfitting firm in East Lancashire. Administrators were called in at JKB Shopfitting, in Nelson, earlier this month after the Southfield Street outfit encountered

  • 'It's just a start' says Rovers boss after Leeds United win

    Tony Mowbray says ‘it’s just a start’ despite Rovers moving to 21 points from 13 games after a 2-1 victory over Leeds United. Headed goals from Danny Graham and Darragh Lenihan helped Rovers to a second home win of the season and leaves them just

  • Talking points from Burnley's defeat to Manchester City

    JOE HART The Clarets keeper made a couple of excellent saves in the first half, first stopping Sergio Aguero from close range and then keeping out David Silva's header with a fine one-handed stop. It will have been a surreal moment for the 31

  • Tributes to father-of-one killed in horror road crash

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a father-of-one after he was killed in a horror road smash in the early hours. Christopher James, 29, lost his life after a Citroen C2 crashed into a stone wall, at the junction of Haslingden Road and Union Road, in Rawtenstall

  • Pictures of Blackburn Rovers fans from Leeds United win

    Rovers bounced back from seeing their long unbeaten home run end against Sheffield United with a second win of the season at Ewood Park against Leeds United. Goals from Danny Graham and Darragh Lenihan saw Rovers to a victory in front of almost

  • MATCH ANALYSIS: Peterborough United 0 Accrington Stanley 1

    IN a contest that most people ahead of kick-off had tipped to feature plenty of goals, Sean McConville’s solitary strike was ultimately all that was required for Accrington Stanley to dispatch high-flying Peterborough and move up to fourth in League

  • Woman arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crash

    A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a two-car crash in Clayton-le-Moors last night. The incident happened on Whalley Road at 8.07pm when a red Vauxhall Vectra and black Volkswagen car were involved in a crash. Nobody

  • RATINGS: Adam Armstrong the star as Rovers see off Leeds

    Rovers reporter Rich Sharpe hands out his player ratings after the win over Leeds United at Ewood Park. David Raya 8 Some excellent handling under pressure, including a late save. Standout moment was an 88th minute fingertip stop to keep out

  • Ace Carver completes Chorley cup comeback

    Chorley 3 Barrow 2 ON A dramatic afternoon at Victory Park unbeaten Chorley staged a stunning second-half comeback to overturn a two goal half-time deficit and dump National League Barrow out of the FA Cup. Showing all their trademark fighting

  • Meeting to discuss homelessness in Hyndburn

    HOMELESSNESS in Hyndburn will be discussed by councillors ahead of the development of a new five year prevention strategy. Members of the communities and wellbeing overview and scrutiny committee will meet next week to hear the activity taking place

  • School of the Year award for Accrington Academy

    A secondary school has won a coveted accolade at a community awards ceremony. Accrington Academy was named Secondary School of the Year at the 2018 Hyndburn Community Sports Awards, which were held at Accrington Town Hall on Friday October 12.

  • Match Analysis: Those inside Ewood Park were the lucky ones

    With much of the talk during the international break was about the Ewood crowds, almost 21,000 watching on as Rovers secured a valuable three points in a pulsating encounter in a high noon showdown. This Rovers side, for who you keep having to

  • Chance to look around new nursery

    A NEW children’s nursery is set to open in Darwen. Safe & Sound Nursery & Kidz Club is the brainchild of identical twin sisters Kerry-Ann Bateson and Kelly-Ann Corkin. Set for its official opening on January 7, 2019, the Sudell Road nursery

  • Oh-Deer: carving stolen from Towneley Hall

    An intricate carving of a deer has been stolen from a walking trail in Burnley. The carving, pictured, was created by a member of the Friends of Towneley Park and went missing from the Smallholdings Trail last week. The exact date of the theft

  • School heritage morning sees old items on display

    A HERITAGE morning saw a school dig out its history and showcase it to the public. Part of the National Heritage open days, the heritage morning was held on Saturday September 15 at Darwen Vale High School and organised by Cathy Kenyon and Debbie